News and information about the area of Plungington in Preston, Lancashire. Known locally as “Plungie” the area runs in a strip alongside Plungington Road which is one of the main student housing areas in the city.
Co-op in Plungington closesPlungington Co-op has closed and will be replaced by a Nisa. The store in Plungington Road has been stripped and emptied, ready for the new operator. A Co-op spokesperson confirmed […]
4 months ago Preston Street Pastors to mark 15 years of serving the cityA group who patrol Preston city centre and Plungington to help those in need will mark 15 years this December. Preston Street Pastors began on 16 December 2008 and on […]
4 months ago Cyber defence industry poised to bring around 2,000 jobs to South RibbleLancashire is poised to be at the forefront of “one of the most exciting missions…in the 21st century” when the National Cyber Force (NCF) arrives in the county. That was […]
4 months ago Preston couple Rowena and Kenneth Coulton celebrate Diamond wedding anniversaryA Preston couple have marked their 75th wedding anniversary. More than 100 family members and friends packed into Lea club for Rowena and Kenneth Coulton’s Diamond anniversary celebration. The kind-hearted […]
4 months ago Advertisement Advertisement Appeal to identify cyclist after ‘cowardly’ robbery committed against elderly Preston womanPolice are asking for help to identify a cyclist after an elderly woman was robbed in Preston. The victim, who is aged in her 70s, was walking in Emmanuel Street […]
4 months ago Review: The little Preston restaurant with arepa-tation for exceptional South American street foodFor this week’s review, my two companions and I visited Chamo Street Food, a small restaurant and takeaway on Moor Lane in Preston’s University Quarter serving “South American inspired street […]
4 months ago Person treated at the scene of house fire in Plungington areaFirefighters put out a fire in Plungington during the early hours of Sunday morning. Three crews from Preston and Penwortham were called to a property in Brook Street shortly before […]
5 months ago Man wanted in relation to Deepdale assaultA man is wanted by police in relation to an assault in the Deepdale area. 33-year-old Stuart Jacklow is wanted after a section 18 assault which happened on Friday, October […]
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